The Dave Kershner Lightning Round Podcast
A quarters worth (+/-) of The Lightning Episodes Podcast can be found here. Older archived episodes (Audio and/or Video) can be found on their respective ‘Archive’ page.
For shorter, topic specific episodes, check out my Quick Hits episodes and see me lose my mind!
Preparedness episodes are now re-branded (as of August 14, 2023) into a new podcast called The Kershner Files.
NOTE: The first year of the podcast was audio only. As of December 30, 2021, the podcast shifted to audio and video. The audio can be played directly from my site but the video links will navigate you to the Contra Radio Network site. All episodes can still be found on popular podcast sites under the Contra Radio Network banner. Places like iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, PodBean, HubHopper, Podbay, Backtracks, and Listen Notes. Some providers allow video, but not all.
Note: All podcasts are USUALLY on hiatus during the summer and holiday weeks.
October 2024 (Episode 188 - 191)
Episode 188 - October 5, 2024 - In Episode 188, Dave loses his mind over all of the ineptitude on full display by FEMA, Mayor Pete, the Idiot-in-Chief, and the cackling Marxist! Yep, that’s the bulk of the show but he does manage to weave in some details about university teams refusing to play against tranny volleyball players, the VP Debate, the longshoremen pseudo strike, and the Verizon and Bank of America ‘glitches’. Articles discussed:
Mayor Pete orders citizens to stop using drones to find stranded victims as feds fumble hurricane response by Candace Hathaway from Blaze Media
Verizon confirms service is back online after a major outage by Jordan Valinsky from CNN
Bank of America says widespread outage is nearly fixed by Matt Egan from CNN
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Episode 189 - October 12, 2024 - In Episode 189, Dave takes his listeners on a little stroll through his mind and thought processes as he watched the latest hurricane barrel toward his daughter. The monster Jordan Peterson describes that all men should be would have been unleashed had the US government killed my daughter. Articles discussed:
Vulnerable Dem Jon Tester turns on Biden admin over DEI after Montana universities stripped of federal funds by Julia Johnson from Fox News
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Episode 190 - October 19, 2024 - In Episode 190, Dave returns to his more fun loving roots as he starts the show with a funny video before discussing the cacklin’ marxist’s performance during her Fox interview. After that, he discusses the IDF unaliving the coward responsible for Oct 7th and the US bombing Houthi’s in Yemen. Continuing on, he talks about the parents and doctors protesting Kellogg’s and the fact that the FDA, BigPharma, and BigAg have no interest in seeing a healthy populace. From there, Dave reviews the methods behind Argentina’s $16B surplus. Speaking of bad news, Dave brings to light a former target exec’s warning that American’s are out of money so businesses should expect poor holiday receipts. Dave closes the show with a discussion regarding the surprising number of spying incidents tied to the CCP under the Beijing Biden regime and Trump’s fraud case getting kicked by the appellate court. Articles discussed:
Official Confirmation: Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Is Dead; Killed Trying to Flee Gaza by Joel E. Pollak from Breitbart News
Hundreds Protest Food Additives at WK Kellogg Co’s Battle Creek, Mich., Headquarters by Dave Fusaro from Food Processing
Argentina Approaches $16 Billion Trade Surplus Under Milei by John Hayward from Breitbart News
Former Target exec issues dire warning as holiday shopping season commences: Consumers 'running out of money' by Taylor Penley from Fox Business
Report: Communist China’s Spying ‘Expanded Rapidly’ Across 20 States Under Biden And Harris by Shawn Fleetwood from The Federalist
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Episode 191 - October 26, 2024 - In Episode 191, Dave makes a couple trips around the world in his topics and discussions regarding the latest and greatest news from the week that was. First up is DoD Directive 5240.01 changes that allow the military to shoot American citizens and proposed changes to the National Defense Authorization Act which automatically registers women for the draft. From there, he discusses the marxist’s lack of an apology to the American people for covering up the potato’s mental decline. After that, Dave takes a hard look at the war footing all of these countries like Israel, Iran, China, Russia, and North Korea seem to be on and posits the theory that WWIII is probably inevitable. He closes the show discussing election polling, Israel’s overnight attack against Iran, the EU picking a fight with the UK., and illegal immigration opposition is apparently pure racism. Articles discussed:
Harris claims she was 'honest with the American people' about Biden's mental acuity: 'Capable in every way' by Joseph A. Wulfsohn from Fox News
CNN data guru says there is a 60% chance the election ends with an 'Electoral College blowout' by Alexander Hall from Fox News
Secret Iranian missile storage site exposed by anti-regime group amid mounting regional tensions by Beth Bailey from Fox News
North Korea has sent troops to Russia, Pentagon confirms by Anders Hagstrom from Fox News
Brexit Betrayal: E.U. to Demand Fishing Rights for UK Waters by Simon Kent from Breitbart
Democratic Organizer Blames Americans’ Opposition to Migration on ‘Pure Racism’ by Neil Munro from Breitbart
Israel begins retaliatory strikes against Iran following missile barrage targeting Israelis by Greg Norman, Brie Stimson, Caitlin McFall, Liz Friden, and Efrat Lachter from Fox News
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November 2024 (Episodes 192 - 195)
Episode 192 - November 2, 2024 - In Episode 192, the last show before the fate, destiny, and direction of our country is decided in the next election, Dave discusses a variety of topics starting with a brief comment on the ‘garbage’ gaffe from the potato. From there, he reviews the ‘alleged’ Iranian dissident dishing info to her former country. That subject eventually devolves into a discussion on the VP and a former Bill Clinton advisor prediction of a Trump Electoral College landslide victory. Dave circles back to trash talking the cacklin’ one before turning his attention to ABC News displaying election results in the screen crawl during a live broadcast, GA experiencing a decrease in overseas ballot requests, passwords exposed in CO, and ActBlue and their international money laundering election interference. After all of that, there’s still more to discuss in the form of Comey’s off book ‘honey pot’ scheme and Rocket Man test firing ballistic missiles again. Articles discussed:
The Curious Case of Ariane Tabatabai by Jay Solomon from The Free Press
Ex-Clinton adviser predicts Trump landslide: 'Absolute wipeout' by Candace Hathaway from Blaze Media
Georgia Receives 15 Percent Fewer Ballot Requests From Overseas Voters Than In 2020 by Brianna Lyman from The Federalist
Republicans subpoena Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue by Juliann Ventura from The Hill
North Korea intercontinental ballistic missile test demonstrates advanced capability to strike U.S. by Kevin Killough from Just the News
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Episode 193 - November 9, 2024 - In Episode 193, Dave discusses a variety of topics from the week that was… namely more election ramifications from across the globe after the Trumpster’s resounding victory!
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Episode 194 - November 18, 2024 - In Episode 194, Dave reviews the key demographics that helped propel the Trumpster to victory namely blacks, latinos, college aged kids, and women under the age of thirty. These groups were fed up with leftists politics and voted accordingly. From there, he provides some new insight into the leaker of the Israeli plans for Iran and the admin’s Day 1 task of revoking security clearances. After that, Dave starts looking outward at some international topics. First up is Canada and Fidel Jr’s role in covering up his administrations role in the planetary shut down. Then Dave takes a look at why the EU is suffering economically. Dave closes the shows with some videos that give us a glimpse into the mindset of two potential cabinet picks and the lefts recruiting efforts for the Inauguration.
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Episode 195 - November 23, 2024 - In Episode 195, Dave discusses the potato’s efforts to fully kick-off WWIII, the removal of Gaetz as an AG candidate and some new conspiracy theories regarding his targeting and the Vance pick as VP. He also spends some time discussing the left’s ‘shadow cabinet’ and possible FBI Director replacements. Articles discussed:
Is Biden Trying to Start World War III Before Trump Takes Office? By Francis P Sempa from The American Spectator
Paper Shredding Truck Appears Outside DOJ After Gaetz Nomination by Wendell Husebo from Breitbart News
Is This Why Gaetz Withdrew His Name From Consideration for Attorney General? by Matt Vespa from Townhall
MSNBC contributor warns ‘we should all fear’ Trump’s new AG pick Pam Bondi ‘because she’s competent’ by Alexander Hall from Fox News
Trump loyalist Kash Patel in contention to be named FBI director by Hugh Lowell from The Guardian
Who Will be Trump's FBI Director? Three Potential Candidates by Ewan Palmer from Newsweek
Peter Thiel - Wikipedia
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December 2024 (Episodes 196 - ???)
Episode 196 - December 7, 2024 - In Episode 196, Dave goes around the world in 60 minutes or less as he discusses French, English, and Canadian politics. He throws in a smattering of idiocy from US leaders for good measure too. Articles discussed:
Report: Hunter’s Pardon Jeopardizes Funding for Joe Biden’s Future Presidential Library by Wendell Husebo from Breitbart
French lawmakers vote to oust prime minister in the first successful no-confidence vote since 1962 by Tom Nouvian and Sylvie Corbet from The AP
Elon Musk Reportedly Considering $100 million Donation to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party by Kurt Zindulka from Breitbart
Canada bans more types of firearms and proposes donating guns to Ukraine by from The AP
Canadian Weapons Banned 2020 from Public Safety Canada
Canadian Weapons Banned 2024 from Public Safety Canada
BREAKING: United Healthcare CEO SHOT DEAD in NYC and Here's Why?! from Project Constitution on 'X' (Twitter)
Message on bullets fired by UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s assassin bears eerie link to book condemning insurance companies by Joe Marino, Larry Colonna, and Allie Griffin from The New York Post
Suspect in UnitedHealthCare CEO shooting used fake ID and traveled by bus to New York, sources say by numerous contributors from CNN
Obama Warns of Those Who ‘Rig Elections and Weaponize the Justice System’ by Simon Kent from Breitbart
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Episode 197 - December 14, 2024 - In Episode 197, Dave starts the show with two videos. The first highlights the Congress’ inability to read the room and utter hypocrisy and the second is of Trump laying out this ten plants for disassembling the deep state. From there, Dave sticks with Trump as he reviews some of the man’s more recent cabinet picks. After that, he takes some joy in Manchin and Sinema putting their thumb in the eye of cryin’ Chuck and the rest of the Dems. Dave closes the show by reviewing all of the craziness happening as the world prepares for Trumps arrival and children at the EPA dumping tax payer money so Trump can’t have it. Articles discussed:
Trump Announces More Cabinet Picks by mlance from American Action News
'I Am Honored': Trump Taps Kari Lake for Huge Position Where She Can Shine by Samuel Short from The Western Journal
Manchin, Sinema tank Schumer lame-duck effort to secure Dem majority on top labor board by Julia Johnson from Fox News
Many New Jersey 'drone' sightings are lawfully operated manned aircraft, White House says by Danielle Wallace, Louis Casiano, and David Spunt from Fox News
Drone mystery befuddles New Jersey officials, frustrates residents by Chris Pandolfo, Louis Casiano and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten from Fox News
Chinese Balloon 2.0: Biden White House Dismisses Mystery Drone Sightings, Suggests Mistaken Identity by Lucas Nolan from Breitbart
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Episode 198 - December 21, 2024 - In Episode 198, Dave engages in a roughly 30 minute long stream of consciousness as he rampages through a couple of the most recent examples of idiocy coming out of this administration and Washington as a whole. Articles discussed:
Officials reject speculation NJ's mystery drones were used in search for missing radioactive item by Misty Severi from Just the News
White House Aides Finally Reveal Who Really Ran The Country As Biden Slid Into Mental Incompetence by Reagan Reese from The Daily Caller
Speculation Erupts as Biden and Harris Both Abruptly Cancel Their Plans and Rush Back to White House by Bryan Chai from The Western Journal
Fani Willis disqualified from Trump's Georgia election interference case by Erin Doherty and Avery Lotz from Axios
DOJ seeks to block Jan. 6 defendants from attending Trump inauguration by Alec Schemmel from Fox News
Man Arrested After Allegedly Coordinating with Wisconsin School Shooter by Jack Davis from The Western Journal
Vivek Rewrites 1500-Page, Pork-Filled Budget Bill Using Just 75 Words Dems and RINOs Will Despise by Michael Schwarz from The Western Journal
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